Letters of Support for Pool Planning from Community Organizations

• Northeast District Council (support for NE NMF application) — New!
• Lakewood Seward Park Community Association
• State House Representative Jamie Pedersen
• Orca Swim Team
• Montlake Community Club
• ARC of King County
• King County Councilman Bob Ferguson
• Powerful Schools
• North District Community Council
• Northeast District Community Council
• Wedgwood Community Club
• Laurelhurst Community Club

Letters from Individuals

• A Letter of Support for Warm Water Therapy Pools

Your Letter of Support for Pools

Letters of from individuals and organizations demonstrate the broad community support for pools that we all know exists.

Right now, it is most important to encourage the City Council to fund a Comprehensive Aquatics Plan (CAP) via the biannual City Budget.  Funding this type of planning study is an essential step towards renovation and/or construction of public pools.  Your letters are key to gaining Council support.

Please send your letters of support for funding the CAP to each member of the City Council individually.  Sending each email separately is more impactful than sending a single email to all Councilmembers at once.

• Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Chair of City Council Parks Committee.  tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov  (206) 684-8808
• Council Chair Richard Conlin, Vice-Chair of Council Parks Committee. richard.conlin@Seattle.Gov (206) 684-8805
• Councilmember Tim Burgess. tim.burgess@seattle.gov 684-8806
• Councilmember Sally Clark. sally.clark@seattle.gov 684-8802
• Councilmember Jean Godden. jean.godden@seattle.gov 684-8807
• Councilmember Bruce Harrell.  bruce.harrell@seattle.gov 684-8804
• Councilmember Nick LIcata. nick.licata@seattle.gov 684-8803
• Councilmember Richard McIver. richard.mciver@seattle.gov 684-8800
• Councilmember Jan Drago.  jan.drago@seattle.gov 684-8801

The Seattle City Council address is:  PO Box 34025, Seattle, WA 98124-4025

What would the Comprehensive Aquatics Plan (CAP) cover?

The CAP would answer fundamental questions such as:  How should the City fund long-term maintenance of pool facilities? Which current facilities need renovation and how much will those renovations cost? What should new facilities look like and where should they be located? What programs are required to meet the needs of Seattle’s citizens?  And how should all of these needs be prioritized? Community input gathered from a series of public meetings would contribute to the final CAP recommendations.

Tips

It also helps to thank our city leaders for all the good things our Parks Department provides today and describe how important these services are to you.  Tell them what it means to you and your family to have good access to pools.  Describe the aquatics facilities and programs you dream to see in your community and throughout our lovely city.  Tell them you want to help make these dreams real.  You can find information supporting the case for pools here.

Optional Addressees

• Superintendent Tim Gallagher, Seattle Parks and Recreation, 100 Dexter Ave N., Seattle, WA 98109.  Email:  timothy.gallagher@seattle.gov.
• Mayor Greg Nickels, PO Box 94749 Seattle, WA 98124-4749. 

Please let us know (info@seattlepools.org) whether you would be willing to have your letter posted on our web site.  If you prefer, we can remove personal contact information and names of individuals to protect privacy. 

Thanks

Grass-roots letters have a strong influence on City decision-makers. 

All endorsing organizations count — yours can be as small as a Mom’s group or as broad as a community board.  We welcome letters of support for any aspect of the pool effort. 

Thanks for your support!